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A Maserati-owner has taken a dramatic stand against bad customer service – smashing his $428,000 car with sledgehammers in front of a crowded auto show.

The Chinese man, known only by his last name of Wang, reportedly decided to stage the public protest after receiving bad service at local Maserati dealership, Furi Group, Car News China reports.

He hired three men to help him smash the car's windows and bonnet outside the Qingdao International Auto Show yesterday, where Furi Group was exhibiting.

Wang had reportedly taken the Maserati Quattroporte back to the Qingdao dealership for a repair after buying it in 2011.

But he soon realised a part in his car had been replaced with a second-hand part and became angry when he received a hefty bill for the work.

The man accused the dealership and an associated insurer of fraud and was engaged in a long-standing dispute with both companies leading up to the protest.

Prior to the event, Wang contacted local media and spread the word on Chinese social media website Weibo in the hopes of attracting large crowds.

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http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2013/05/15/08/45/man-smashes-maserati-after-bad-service
 
*Can afford to smash up a Maserati*

*Can't afford proper hammers*

I hope he is more successful at business then he is at smashing up a car.
 
It's in China, home of rip-offs, a few plastic grills and fake panels and he can have an imitation Mazza in no time, and no-one will be none the wiser.
 
Maybe he just wanted to try how accurate the damage model in GT5 is to reality?

But seriously, great way to get attention. He could have started a facebook group or something and got like a hundred likes. This way his message will reach out a lot better, causing more potential damage to Maserati as a brand. Because of the emotional impact of seeing something expensive being destroyed, everyone who attended and a great deal many who saw it on the news will associate Maserati with "that guy who smashed up his car because he felt he got screwed over by the company".
 
Meh, it's just a Quattroporte. It'd be news-worthy if it was an MC12 or something.


Nothing against the Quattroporte, I still love it!
 
If one can afford and withstand the courage to make a statement in China, by all means...please do.

Destroying parts of your car because you don't like the repairs, is not covered by the warranty, however. It's also kind of redundant. Repair shops in America may use a second-hand or rebuilt/remanufactured part in a lot of cases (as long as it's stated on the repair order). It may not be required by law elsewhere, but that's for each jurisdiction to decide.

eran0004
He could have started a facebook group or something and got like a hundred likes. This way his message will reach out a lot better, causing more potential damage to Maserati as a brand. Because of the emotional impact of seeing something expensive being destroyed, everyone who attended and a great deal many who saw it on the news will associate Maserati with "that guy who smashed up his car because he felt he got screwed over by the company".
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You're misunderstanding the impact of social media in relation to a luxury automobile; most people who buy/maintain a vehicle of that caliber don't care what a bunch of plebs think.

And as a pleb myself, neither do I. Make a real statement, not some empty basket of comments with one-sided information that two kids in afterschool detention hall could concoct.
 
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How exactly is a Quattroporte news worthy?

And i wouldnt even call that destroyed... this is destroyed.
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They beat car like it owed them money.
 
$428000 :eek:?! That's a major rip-off.

In a way, I can understand him. In another way, I find him absolutely crazy :p.
 
My aversion goes towards this arrogant sod, not the dealerships.

And needless to say, cars are sold with different price tags in different countries. It's not a rip-off because it's expensive. China is notorious for import tariffs, and you also have to shell out $428.000 for the cheapest QuaPo here.
 
Grayfox
What does the banner say?
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Basically saying that the company Maserati has eyes but without pupils, i.e. they have eyes but can't see.

Probably referring to how his car has problems but Maserati fails to see them.
 
He could've donated his car to some poor person and made them the happiest person alive.

But no. This rich snob can afford a $428,000 Maserati but he gets pissed with a service bill for it, so he smashes the damn thing.

I'll be laughing my ass off when he wakes up one night and realizes what he's done. What a 🤬

I get he wanted to make a public statement, but was it really necessary? Just because they used a secondhand part? I can understand being upset but this is ridiculous.
 
And guess what ..... when he wakes up in the morning, he realizes that he still has a monthly car payment to deal with.

Real smooth move Exlax, now you own a $428,000 piece of scrap. Please explain to your insurance company how this happened.
 
KinLM
He could've donated his car to some poor person and made them the happiest person alive.

But no. This rich snob can afford a $428,000 Maserati but he gets pissed with a service bill for it, so he smashes the damn thing.

I'll be laughing my ass off when he wakes up one night and realizes what he's done. What a 🤬

I get he wanted to make a public statement, but was it really necessary? Just because they used a secondhand part? I can understand being upset but this is ridiculous.
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It's his car, he has the right to do as he sees fit with it.

Nicksfix
And guess what ..... when he wakes up in the morning, he realizes that he still has a monthly car payment to deal with.

Real smooth move Exlax, now you own a $428,000 piece of scrap. Please explain to your insurance company how this happened.
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Ummm, people in China don't buy things on credit like we do in America. That guy probably bought the Maserati in cash.

The insurance company bit doesn't matter either as long as he doesn't make a claim on the car. That would only matter if he claims to the insurance company that it got stolen or otherwise try to make a claim on it to get insurance to pay out, then THAT would be fraud.
 
You can understand why but why didn't the dealer fix the car properly and why did feel the need to smash the car was the right idea??:dunce:
 
Crash
The insurance company bit doesn't matter either as long as he doesn't make a claim on the car. That would only matter if he claims to the insurance company that it got stolen or otherwise try to make a claim on it to get insurance to pay out, then THAT would be fraud.
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Yep. Most likely, he will get another car and smash it in a year or so.
 
Crash
It's his car, he has the right to do as he sees fit with it.
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I love it when people completely ignore the point of my post and respond with such an obvious answer that they seem to be suggesting that I'm mentally impaired.
 
RDF97
You can understand why but why didn't the dealer fix the car properly and why did feel the need to smash the car was the right idea??:dunce:
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Who says it didn't work properly, though? All it says he discovered the part was second hand & the bill was expensive (on a Maserati? How shocking....).
 
Could he sell the car, hire a kickass lawyer with the money and sue the dealer really hard? Should the owner use it's economic power to win over influential people and try and change the panorama of luxury makers' auto service in his country?

Absolutely not, getting a sledgehammer and beating an object in public is a much more assertive thing to do.

Such an attention whore.
 

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